1982 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1982 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Barry Cable.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, G. Healy, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Keenan, S. McCarthy, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, P. Tossol, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, M. Blight, A. Briedis, K. Bryant, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Hodgeman, C. Holden, J. Holt, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, D. Smith, X. Tanner

Melbourne (22.11.143) were defeated by North Melbourne (28.12.180).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (8), R. Flower (4), M. Jackson (4), A. Battiston (2), A. Johnson, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan
North Melbourne: M. Blight (7), J. Holt (4), W. Schimmelbusch (4), K. Good (3), S. McCann (2), D. McDonald (2), D. Smith (2), A. Demetriou, K. Hodgeman, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 May 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,764

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by North Melbourne
Score: 22.11.143 - 28.12.180

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 0 7 . 4 16 . 6 22 . 11 22 . 11 (143)
North Melbourne 7 . 5 17 . 8 25 . 10 28 . 12 28 . 12 (180)
Margin NMLB by 23 NMLB by 64 NMLB by 58 NMLB by 37 NMLB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Barry Cable (North Melbourne)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, J. Russo

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 1 0 1 0
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 2 2
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 0 0 0 3
34 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 0 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 4 2 22 12 10 3 0 5 3
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 8 4 22 19 3 5 0 1 2
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 1 2
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 4 1 8 6 2 4 1 0 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 1 0 0 4
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 0 0 3 2
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 25 3 3
52 McCarthy, Stephen ? ? 0 2 23 8 15 3 0 2 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 0 0
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 1 0 26 15 11 3 0 2 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 3 0 5 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 1 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 2 1 1
46 Tossol, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 39 23 16 10 1 4 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 11 318 211 107 49 32 33 35

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 3 2
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 7 1 11 10 1 5 0 1 3
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 3 2
9 Bryant, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 0 3
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 1 0 21 12 9 4 0 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 10 30 5 2
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 4 0
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 1
7 Good, Kerry ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 7 0 1 4
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 1 1 18 11 7 1 0 1 0
11 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 1 0
37 Holt, John ? ? 4 1 12 10 2 4 0 1 2
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 1 1 21 9 12 2 0 0 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 3 0 6 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 1 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
43 McDonald, Donald ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 3 0 2 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 4 1 21 15 6 2 0 3 2
5 Smith, Doug ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 5 1 1 8
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 28 12 293 200 93 73 31 35 33

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s